NESTLED amid snowcapped Andean peaks, Ecuador's capital has long been overlooked by travelers on their way to the country's most famous destination, the Galápagos Islands. But visitors who bypass this lively historic city of some two million people are missing out. At 9,350 feet above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha Volcano,...
IN 2003, when Santiago Jarrin opened Theatrum, a restaurant on the second floor of the newly refurbished national theater in Quito, the Ecuadorean capital, he hoped to create a dining destination in the city's Old Town -- a long troubled neighborhood then on the verge of a tourist revival. Seeking a world-class chef, he decided to look outside...
A FIVE-BEDROOM THREE-AND-A-HALF-BATH HOUSE IN GREATER QUITO $550,000 Built on the side of a small hill nearly 20 years ago, the house got a new kitchen and bathrooms about eight years ago. Living space works out to 540 square meters (5,813 square feet, at 10.76 square feet to the square meter). There are two sitting areas: a TV room and a formal...
Quito er Ecuadors hovedstad. Byen er omgivet af vulkaner og ligger 2.850 meter over havets overflade og er dermed verdens næstehøjeste beliggende hovedstad. Byen har industri. I 1978 kom Quitos historiske bydel på UNESCOs Verdensarvsliste.